These are some of the stories central Maine is talking about today.

Two Democratic Maine lawmakers want the state's watchdog agency to investigate claims that Republican Gov. Paul LePage forced the president of the World Acadian Congress to resign. The Government Oversight Committee was asked to initiate an investigation into the allegations made by political activist Mike Tipping in the Bangor Daily News last week. Tipping quoted a member of the World Acadian Congress board as saying that LePage had threatened to pull $500,000 in funding for the organization unless it removed Jason Parent as president. LePage's office strongly rejected that account. (AP)

Some areas of Maine saw some impressive damage from Tuesday’s severe storms and people north and east of Waterville are wondering if they may have gotten a tornado. According to WGME the storm only lasted minutes, but the cleanup will be a much longer process. Crews on Bog Road in Albion are replacing a snapped power line to get electricity back up and running. Witnesses say Ping-Pong ball-size hail was coming down at rapid speeds. (WGME)

The Maine Department of Health and Human Services says it will no longer accept a grant established to fund well water tests for arsenic. The grant provided $150,000 a year to the state to provide free testing for arsenic in home water wells. Elevated levels of arsenic can damage the digestive tract and cause heart problems. Gov. Paul LePage's administration is defending the decision, saying the program was costly and inefficient. Health department spokesman says 210 test kits were distributed last year but only 42 were returned. Private labs charge anywhere from $30 to $90 for arsenic tests. Officials say the state will continue to perform arsenic testing for $20 to $30 and there are still programs to help those who can't afford it. (AP)

A group that wants to revitalize Maine's weakened Clean Election law is hoping to convince voters to say "yes" to their proposal to give publicly financed candidates access to more campaign cash. The Mainers for Accountable Elections Coalition officially launched its "Yes on Question 1" campaign Tuesday. The coalition is backing a measure that will be on the November ballot that aims to level the playing field between publicly and privately financed candidates, increase penalties for groups that break campaign finance laws and require groups to disclose some of their donors on political ads. Backer say the goal of the proposal is to wrest control of elections away from special interest groups and put back in the hands of everyday people. (AP)

Chick-fil-A, the country’s top-selling chicken fast-food chain, plans to open its first restaurant in Maine by the end of next year. According to the Bangor Daily News, a spokeswoman for the Georgia-based company confirmed this week that the chain with more than 1,850 restaurants ,mostly located in the Southeast ,is planning to open a restaurant at Bangor Mall. They hope to open the restaurant by the end of 2016. (BDN)

The amount of money missing from the Anson Town Office continues to grow. According to the KJ, there is $430,000 in excise tax money has disappeared over the last four years. So far the town has recovered $250,000 after filing a loss claim with an insurance company. The town policy is limited to a $250,000 reimbursement, but it’s possible that more money could be recovered if a criminal investigation is completed. (centralmaine.com)

Secretary of State John Kerry, the Defense secretary and the Joint Chiefs of Staff are back on Capitol Hill today to get lawmakers to support the nuclear deal with Iran. The deal calls on Tehran to curb its nuclear program in exchange for billions of dollars in sanctions relief. Today, President Obama's Cabinet members testify before the Senate Armed Services Committee. (AP)

The House and Senate are moving toward passage of three-month patch to keep federal highway and transit aid flowing to states. The House is expected to take up the short-term, $8 billion bill today, before leaving town for an August recess. The Senate plans to take up the House bill later in the week, but before a midnight Friday deadline when the Transportation Department's authority to process aid payments to states will expire. (AP)

Turkey's parliament is expected today to hold an extraordinary session to discuss the attacks by rebels and the Islamic State group. Turkey has responded by pounding rebel positions in northern Iraq and southeast Turkey. Meanwhile, Turkey's state-run news agency says Kurdish rebels have attacked police and judicial officials' lodgings with rockets in a further escalation of violence between the government and the insurgents. No one was hurt. (AP)

The Coast Guard says crews are focusing on waters off northern Florida and southern Georgia in the search for two 14-year-old boys who went fishing on Friday and haven't been seen since. Their capsized boat was found Sunday, about 180 miles from where their journey began. Their parents say Perry Cohen and Austin Stephanos are experienced seamen. Perry's stepfather says the boys were supposed to remain on the Loxahatchee River and the Intracoastal Waterway, and it's "a bit of a surprise" that they went offshore. (AP)

Authorities in Sydney have arrested a suspect in a series of bombings and shootings that left four people dead more than 30 years ago. Authorities say Leonard John Warwick was in an ongoing dispute in Family Court with his estranged wife over the custody of their infant daughter in the early 1980s. Warwick's brother-in-law was shot dead at his home in 1980. Weeks later, a Family Court judge was shot when he answered his front door. Another judge's wife was killed by a bomb and a minister also died in a bomb blast. (AP)

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